Freeimage
CVE-2025-70968
CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-01-14
cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD
PRIMARY
9.8
CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
CRITICAL
qualitative
Red Hat
9.8
HIGH
qualitative
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Lifecycle Timeline
3
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Jan 23, 2026 - 14:50 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Jan 14, 2026 - 17:16 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8
DescriptionCVE.org
FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
AnalysisAI
FreeImage 3.18.0 has a use-after-free in the TARGA plugin's loadRLE function. Processing a malicious TGA file can lead to code execution. PoC available.
Technical ContextAI
The loadRLE() function in PluginTARGA.cpp has a use-after-free (CWE-416). FreeImage is used by many applications for image processing.
RemediationAI
Update FreeImage. Be cautious processing TGA files from untrusted sources.
Vendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: CriticalShare
External POC / Exploit Code
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